Thoughts on Religion and Other Important Subjects: Recently Translated from the French of Blaise Pascal, with Memoirs of His Life and Writings by the Translator [Thomas Chevalier].Samuel Bagster, 1806 - 384 sidor |
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... mind , like that of the hand , most commonly requires to be opened by exertion , that it may grasp its object with firmness . But in the instance before us , though the restriction could not hasten , it does not appear to have ...
... mind , like that of the hand , most commonly requires to be opened by exertion , that it may grasp its object with firmness . But in the instance before us , though the restriction could not hasten , it does not appear to have ...
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... mind , would probably absorb too much of his attention , and stop the progress of his other studies , if he were once initiated into it . He therefore as much as possible avoided convers- ing on subjects of this nature in his presence ...
... mind , would probably absorb too much of his attention , and stop the progress of his other studies , if he were once initiated into it . He therefore as much as possible avoided convers- ing on subjects of this nature in his presence ...
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... mind is not to be so easily restrained . The de- finition of Geometry which his father had given him , served only to increase his earnestness to understand the subject of it , and his mind was continually bent on pursuing it . From ...
... mind is not to be so easily restrained . The de- finition of Geometry which his father had given him , served only to increase his earnestness to understand the subject of it , and his mind was continually bent on pursuing it . From ...
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... mind capable of such efforts , but , on the con- trary , to put the best books on the subject into his hands . Pascal accordingly gave his son Euclid's Ele- ments to peruse at his hours of recreation . He read them , and understood them ...
... mind capable of such efforts , but , on the con- trary , to put the best books on the subject into his hands . Pascal accordingly gave his son Euclid's Ele- ments to peruse at his hours of recreation . He read them , and understood them ...
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... mind were always in that pursuit . [ At the age of six- teen he composed a Treatise on Conic Sections , which was considered as a masterpiece in its kind . In composing this treatise it was said he had his father's assistance . This ...
... mind were always in that pursuit . [ At the age of six- teen he composed a Treatise on Conic Sections , which was considered as a masterpiece in its kind . In composing this treatise it was said he had his father's assistance . This ...
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Sida 262 - If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Sida 264 - What could have been done more to my vineyard, That I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth wild grapes?
Sida 205 - They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God ; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities : and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people ; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
Sida 285 - I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
Sida 204 - And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Sida 204 - Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer ; thy name is from everlasting.
Sida 209 - Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them, for God hath showed it unto them. For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his Eternal Power and God-head, so that they are without excuse...
Sida 205 - I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...
Sida 334 - He saith, sacrifice and offering Thou wouldest not, but a body hast Thou prepared Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin Thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the Book it is written of me,) to do Thy will, O God.
Sida 204 - Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and He chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.